Clothes-line crane.



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v CLOTHES LINE CRANE.

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CLOTHES LINE CRANE.

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CARL J'. REICI-I, 0F MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO-FREDERICK A. SCHEFFLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-LINE CRANE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 18, 1916.

Application filed December 18, 1915. Serial N 01673661.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL J. Rinon, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improves ments in Clothes-Line Cranes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes line cranes and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device adapted to be used for supporting clothes lines in such a manner as to avoid the necessity of the user leaning out of the window in order to hang clothes thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provi de a device which is adapted to be swung downwardly and out of the way when not in use to allow the window to be closed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device which will take up the slack in the clothes line due to the folding of the arm when not in use.

A further and more specific object of the invention is to provide a device which is adapted to be constructed of sheet metal thereby reducing the cost of production to a minimum.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view in elevation showing this improved clothes line reel in use, the same being shown attached to abuilding. Fig. 2 is an enlarged View similar to Fig. 1, showing the crane in its inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale showing the arm swung into its operative position. Fig. ,4; is an end elevation of the device partly in section.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the device in its adjusted position. Fig. 6 is a sectionalview on line 66 through the device illustrating the means for holding the same in its adjusted position, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the two adjacent sections of the relatively adjustable supporting element.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the attaching member comprising the angle plates 2, the upper leg of which extends horizontally while the vertical leg is provided with suitable openings 3 through which the attaching screws extend. A vertical right angularly extending plate 4 is formed at one of the side edges of the vertical arm '2 and is adapted to engage the outer side of the window casing as shown in Fig. 3. A suitable aperture 5 is formed in the horizontal arm of the plate 2 near its the supporting member may be swung relatively to the attaching element. An arouate series of depressions 11 are formed in the under face of the horizontalsupporting arm of the angle plate 8 and are adapted to cooperate with the depressions 6 in retaining the adjusting ball. Formed near the -outer end of the arm of the plate 8 is an opening 12 for the reception of the stem 13 of the guide hook 14 which hook is held in place by a suitable nut 15 threaded on the upper end of the stem. A suitable retaining ball designated by the numeral 16 is positionedin the depression 6 and extends into the depression 11 and it will be seen that relative movement of the attaching element and the supporting element are retarded. The vertical arm of the supporting element is formed with an opening 17 near its face through. which the pivot pin of the arm of the crane extends. I

The crane arm comprises a U-shaped bracket 18 the bight portion of which forms ment 7 and the pivot bolt 20 extends through said aperture and is held in place by a suitable nut 21 therebypivotally supporting the arm in place. A pair of alining apertures 22 are formed near the free ends of the arms of the Ushaped supporting plates 18 and these apertures 22 are adapted for the reception of the stop pin 23 which is slidable therethrough. This stop pin is formed at opposite ends with the enlarged head 21 for limiting its movement and is of a length considerably beyond the length of the space between the arms of the plate 18 so that it may slide inwardly to engage the outer edge of the supporting element 17 to hold the arm in its horizontal position. A suitable hook member 25 is supported at the free end of the tubular bar 19 and is adapted to support the block 26 over which the clothes line 27 passes.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use, the attaching plate is secured to the window casing in the manner illustrated in the drawings and thus the supporting element will be held in proper position with relation to said casing. The arm may be swung into its horizontal or vertical position and when in horizontal position it will be noted that the pin 23 is slid over in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and A to engage the outer edge of the supporting plate or element 17 and thereby prevent the arm from swinging downwardly. In this position it will be seen that the arm will project into the room and that clothes may be hung on the line 27 without necessitating the user leaning out of the window. In order to throw the device into its inoperative posi tion the pin 23 is slid outwardly so that the same disengages the vertical arm of the supporting element 7 and it will thus be seen that the arm will be allowed to swing downwardly thereby permitting the window to be closed. In event that the outer end of the clothes line 27 is attached angularly with relation to the direction in which the window faces, it will be seen that the supporting element 7 may be adjusted with relation to the attaching element 1 so as to insure the proper alinement "of the clothes line with the outer support.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is In a clothes line crane, an attaching element comprising an angle plate, means to secure the angle plate to a window casing, a supporting element comprising an angle plate, means pivotally supporting the supporting element on the horizontal arm of the attaching element, a clothes line supporting arm pivoted to the vertical arm of the supporting element, a-pin carried by the clothes line supporting arm and adapted for engagement with the vertical arm of the supporting element, means carried by the supporting element to guide the clothes line and a pulley carried by the free end of the arm.

In testimony whereof I a'fiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARL J. REIOH.

Witnesses:

EDWARD K. SOMMER, F. A. Scrrnrrnnn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. G. 

